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Commentary: Bring back the Nurse Corps to fight coronavirusThe HillThe COVID-19 pandemic is creating another nightmare shortage of frontline healthcare workers. It’s time to revive the Nurse Corps for the modern age. How will colleges…
Campus Issues
Washington Watch: A look at the various CARES Act funding streams
The U.S Education Department (ED) on Thursday released CARES Act institutional funding for Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act. At the same time, it allocated the bill’s institutional funding through the Fund…
Global Connections: CTE in a global economy
Community colleges have played a historic and vital role in creating and growing the American middle class. They have well-earned the title of “America’s Colleges.” Given their prominent history, some predict that community college enrollment…
Funding roundup
Louisiana’s River Parishes Community College (RPCC) has received a $294,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for advanced industrial instrumentation control technician education. With the funding, RPCC will develop a new curriculum for the industrial instrumentation…
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Colleges serving Hispanic students take on urgent role as bridge to ‘post-pandemic future’NBC NewsEl Paso Community College President William Serrata is working against the clock to convince both new and current Latino students to enroll…
Washington Watch: House bill includes $2B community college program
House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott on Friday introduced the Relaunching America’s Workforce Act (RAWA), which would authorize $15 billion for several workforce development programs and provides them with additional flexibility to address…
ED announces $1.4B for MSIs, SIP colleges
In its latest announcement of available funding through the CARES Act, the U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday said it is providing another round of funds – nearly $1.4 billion – to minority-serving institutions (MSIs), as well as institutions…
Food distro project provides meals, work experience
To address food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis, New Mexico’s Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) has launched a food distribution initiative in partnership with World Central Kitchen, which is led by chef and humanitarian José Andrés. The SFCC Foundation…
Newsmakers
New CEOs Wesley Beddard will be the new president of Martin Community College in North Carolina, starting on July 1. He currently is associate vice president of programs at the North Carolina Community College System…
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Essential workers to get free college under new Whitmer planCNNThe plan, proposed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and modeled on the GI Bill, would pay for college for those frontline workers who don’t have a…